- Average night
- $713
- Standard room sleeps
- 5
- Quickest park
- EPCOT, 8 min walk
- Pools
- 7 / 10
The short answer
The BoardWalk ties for first of all 32 for under-fours and for adults, and scores 9 for ages 4 to 6. Only four resorts top both lists at once, and the reason here is the boardwalk right outside: four counter-service spots and four bars that work at 10am with a stroller and at 10pm without one. It's an 8-minute walk to EPCOT and a boat ride to Hollywood Studios. It costs about $713 a night, and the pool is honestly pretty ordinary.
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Your ages, budget and parks re-rank all 32. Free, about a minute.Which room to ask for
Rooms open onto internal corridors with elevators throughout, so which floor you get matters less here than at the Values and Moderates. A request costs nothing and is never guaranteed: make it at booking, and again a day or two before you arrive.
Every measure, against the other 30
Disney does not set a height minimum on its resort waterslides, unlike the water parks. Riders go down one at a time and land in water deep enough to swim in, so the question is whether your child swims on their own, not how tall they are.
| Scored category | This resort | Average of all 32 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 7 / 10 | 7.1 | 14th of 32 |
| Splash pads and slides | 7 / 10 | 7.6 | 19th of 32 |
| Everything close together | 8 / 10 | 6.0 | 6th of 32 |
| Things to do on site | 7 / 10 | 7.2 | 18th of 32 |
| Suits under 4s | 9 / 10 | 7.8 | 1st of 32 |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 9 / 10 | 7.8 | 3rd of 32 |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 8 / 10 | 6.2 | 2nd of 32 |
| Suits adults | 8 / 10 | 5.5 | 1st of 32 |
| Getting to Magic Kingdom · bus | 4 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to EPCOT · 8 min walk | 8 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to Hollywood Studios · 17 min walk | 6 / 10 | 4.5 | – |
| Getting to Animal Kingdom · bus | 4 / 10 | 4.0 | – |
Rank is out of all 32 Disney resorts on that one measure. The park rows show the fastest route Disney actually runs, so a bus and a monorail are not scored the same even when the map says they are the same distance.
Where it wins
Where it loses
What it costs
About $713 a night on average. The BoardWalk Villas next door average about $693 and share every restaurant, the pool and the walk, so the villa is both cheaper and bigger, which makes it the better booking whenever you can get one.
Across 53 check-in weeks, a night here ranged from $638 to $1053, a swing of 65%. The cheapest week checked in on July 5, 2027 and the priciest on December 28, 2026.
Room only, before tax, for a four night midweek stay for two adults, read from Disney on September 27, 2026.
What the BoardWalk is really like
The boardwalk is a public walkway, not a resort feature. Guests from the Beach Club, the Yacht Club, the Swan and the Dolphin all use it, so it's busy in the evening in a way the pool deck isn't.
Ask which way your room faces. Boardwalk-facing rooms get the view and the evening buzz of a public walkway, and rooms facing the other way are quieter and look at not much.
The walk to EPCOT is about 8 minutes, and the boat to Hollywood Studios is about 20 with the stops. The 17-minute canal walk to Hollywood Studios is a little quicker than the boat and hardly anyone does it, which makes it the quiet way home at park close.
Luna Park is the weak spot. It's a carnival-themed pool with the 200-foot Keister Coaster, and it's two minutes from Stormalong Bay at the Beach Club for about the same nightly rate. It's also closed for refurbishment from January 11 to April 2027, along with the play area and the pool bar, while the two leisure pools stay open.
Your family will rank this differently
Ages, budget, room size and which parks you are doing all change the answer. Resortings scores all 32 resorts against what your family actually needs, and tells you when not to spend the money.
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Common questions
Who is the BoardWalk Inn best for?
Surprisingly often, it's a yes. It ties for first of all 32 for under-fours and for adults, which only four resorts manage, so it works for more kinds of trips than most. The exception is if the pool is the point, because it scores 7 against the Beach Club’s 10.
BoardWalk Inn or BoardWalk Villas?
The Villas. They average about $693 against $713, share the boardwalk, the pool and both park routes, and the rooms are bigger. There's no real reason to pick the Inn other than availability.
Can you walk to EPCOT from the BoardWalk?
Yes, about 8 minutes to the International Gateway, scoring 8 out of 10. The Beach Club is closer at about 5 minutes and scores 10. You can also walk to Hollywood Studios along the canal in about 17 minutes, which most guests don't realize.
Is the BoardWalk good for toddlers?
It ranks 1st of 32 for under-fours, tied for first on property. The reason isn't the pool, which is ordinary. It's the boardwalk itself: flat, car-free and lined with food, which is what really makes a day with a two-year-old work.
Is the BoardWalk noisy?
The boardwalk-facing rooms are, until late, because the street performers and the bars keep going into the evening. It's the resort’s main feature and its main complaint, so ask for a room away from the water if you have an early riser.